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Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organisation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom [ 1 ] and Isle of Man , and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund . [ 4 ]
The Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) was established in 2006 by the University of Manchester, Cancer Research UK and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.It has since been expanded through the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre to include Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS ...
The Institute of Cancer Research (the ICR) is a public research institute and a member institution of the University of London in London, United Kingdom, specialising in oncology. [6] It was founded in 1909 as a research department of the Royal Marsden Hospital and joined the University of London in 2003. [ 7 ]
The Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (LRI) was a biological research facility which conducted research into the basic biology of cancer. The LRI officially became a part of the Francis Crick Institute ("the Crick") in April 2015, research transferred to the new Crick building in Somers Town throughout 2015 and 2016, and LRI fully ...
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) [a] is a cancer prevention charity in the United Kingdom that is part of the World Cancer Research Fund International network.. The World Cancer Research Fund funds scientific research into how diet, physical activity and weight affect cancer risk and also funds health information programmes to raise awareness so people can reduce their cancer risk by ...
The creation of the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) was announced by the then British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, on 5 December 2007. [13] [14] On 13 June 2008, the 3.5 acre eventual site on Brill Place was bought for UKCMRI for £85m, of which £46.75m was provided by MRC.
Mitchell was appointed the Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK in 2018. [15] [16] She is responsible for the leadership and direction of the world's leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research. She has helped put the charity on a strong footing to achieve its vision of bringing about a world where everybody can lead ...
The Institute moved in 2008 to a new research building built by Reiach and Hall Architects. [3] Professor John Wyke became Director in 1987, Professor Karen Vousden in 2002 and Professor Owen Sansom in 2017. [4] Research groups at the Beatson Institute study cancer initiation, metabolism and metastasis. The Institute holds an annual meeting ...